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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 17, 2021

LIPSON: Incentives Matter – For Crime, Schools, and Employment

Submitted by Charles Lipson Right now we have the wrong ones. Sometimes, just below the surface lie some very powerful connections among seemingly unrelated problems. That’s true for the seemingly unrelated problems of rising crime, the year-long closure of public schools, acute employee shortages, and parents’ outrage at kids being taught critical race theory. Substantively,…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
June 14, 2021

AG Fitch, Auditor White announce $55.5 million settlement with Centene

Investigation into overpayments in MS Medicaid resolved. Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Auditor Shad White reached a $55.5-million settlement with Centene, the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the United States. The settlement resolves allegations of overpayments as a part of Mississippi’s Medicaid program. “My Office is business-friendly, and I firmly believe that businesses that…